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Hííłch’į’go ’índa ta’iideeshnih.
evening.GO until 1-mix.dough.FʼAshiiké ’éí ʼatsʼos bee ʼazhish biniiyé chahashʼoh ʼádeidoolííł.
boy-pl TOP feather 3-means-of dance 3-reason shade-house 3-3-pl-build.F’Abínídą́ą́’ kintahgóó dah didoohkah.
morning-past town-GÓÓ up start-3pl.go.F
listen
You all go to town in the morning. (YM1987: 344)
bookmark- Command, affirmativefind in Navajo Imperatives
- Futurefind in Navajo Imperatives
- -góó to, toward, along, on, with a numeral it indicates a datefind in Navajo Postposition Lexicon
- Future (F)
- ’ahbínídą́ą́’ this morningfind in Navajo Adverb Lexicon
- dah up at an elevation, off, static, holdingfind in Navajo Adverb Lexicon
- Future (F)
’Amásání léi’ dibé yázhí yootééł.
grandmother INDEF sheep little 3-3-carry.AnO.Prog’Atsį’ísh ’éí doodaii’ łóó’ísh nínízin?
meat-Q or fish-Q 3-2-want.NI’Azhą́ hasistih ndi ’ayóo ’eesh’į́.
even.though 1-be.old.P even.though very 3-1-see.Prog’Áłchíní bi’éé’ náádaségis.
children 3-clothes 3-1-wash.RAsdzą́ą́ yázhí bichidí doondó’ naalnish da.
woman little 3-car not.even but 3-work.P NEGBaa tįįh náádiikah.
3-for achieve 1dpl-walk.pl.ILet’a go do it! (a continuation of previous action)
bookmarkChidí sits’ą́ą́’ hashtł’ish yiih yilwodgo t’áá ch’į́į́góó ch’ééh ’ííł’įįd.
car 1-from mud 3-into 3-go.P-GO failure in.vain 1-act.P
listen
I did everything possible to get my car out of the mud.
bookmark- -ts’ą́ą́’ away from, separating from, derived fromfind in Navajo Postposition Lexicon
- -iih intofind in Navajo Postposition Lexicon
- Perfective (P) (yi, ni, si, yi-∅)
- yilyeed go, run
- t’áá ch’į́į́góó failurefind in Navajo Adverb Lexicon
- ch’ééh in vain, futilely, tryfind in Navajo Adverb Lexicon
- Perfective (P) (yi, ni, si, yi-∅)
- ’asht’í act
Chidíłtsooí bidááh síńzį́į dooleeł.
car-yellow-REL 3-for 2-stand.SPN FUTDa’adánídi ’áts’ą́ą́’ deeshghał.
restaurant-at ribs 3-1-eat.Fdadidínóołkał
pl-3DO-2dpl-start.to.herd.them.(animals).FDamóogo ’áłah ’aleeh ’áko ’áadi nihaadíínááł.
Sunday 3-gather 3-be so there-at 1-Pl-to-2-arrive.Fdeididínóołkał
pl-3DO-3dpl-start.to.herd.them.(animals).FDíí nanise’ hiná.
this plant 3-alive.NIDíí yihahígíí biyi’, háísh tówónaanígóó ch’aa deeyá?
this year.IGII within who overseas.GOO travel 3-going.F-QHa’át’íí biniiyé ’ákǫ́ǫ́ díníyá?
what 3-for.purpose there 2-start.go.PHa’át’íísh biniinaa naníchxǫ’?
what-Q 3-because 2-pout.CIhadííłtééł
3DO-2-carry.him/her.up.out.of.something.FHooghan bikáá’ dah si’ánígíí bíyah da’nii’áago ’ádíílį́į́ł ’áko hooghan doo ’ałhiih nídoołdas da.
hogan 3-on up 3-sit.SPN-ÍGÍÍ 3-under pl-3-extend.NP-GO 3-2-make.F so hogan NEG RECIP-3-collapse.F NEG
listen
Use strong pillars to build the hogan so that the roof will not cave in.
bookmark- -káá’ on, on top offind in Navajo Postposition Lexicon
- dah up at an elevation, off, static, holdingfind in Navajo Adverb Lexicon
- Si-Perfective Neuter (SPN)
- -yah under, beneathfind in Navajo Postposition Lexicon
- Neuter Perfective (NP)
- -go verb and subordinating encliticfind in Navajo Adverb Lexicon
- Future (F)
- ’áko so, so that, so thenfind in Navajo Conjunction Lexicon
- doo --- da frame to negativize verbs and phrasesfind in Navajo Adverb Lexicon
jidíníłkaad
3DO-4-start.to.herd.them.(animals).INa’nííshee’ dóó k’ad éí dah ’iishtł’ó.
3-1-warp.P and now TOP up 3-1-tie.DINeezdáago ’índa yiyííłtsą́.
3-sit.P-Comp only.then 3-3-see.Pneiilyé
3DO-1dpl-carry.a.ropelike.thing.around.INitsilí ’abínígo tóógóó łį́į́łchíí’ bił ’ałnánáldlosh łeh.
2-brother morning-GO water-to horse-red 3-with 3-go.R usuallyNizhé’é ha’át’íísh nahideeshnih nízin.
2-father-Q what 3-1-buy.F 3-want.NINizhónígo ha’íí’ą́ yę́ędą́ą́’ sxíiłgo da’ségis.
beautiful sunrise past quickly pl-3-1-wash.PŃléí dziłtsį́į́góó diit’ash.
there mountain-base-toward start-1du-go.du.IShá bíighah ’azee’ál’į́įdi sédá.
sun proportionate medicine 3-make.I 1-sit.SPNShicheii déidiiłjeeh’ii’, hoozdohgóó nahisiitą́.
1-grandfather 3-3-built.fire.P-and warm-to 3-sit.PShimásaní hooghan namzí góne’ ch’iyaan íílééh.
1-grandmother hogan round inside food 3-3-make.IPT’áadoo hosh niyą́ní.
T’ÁADOO cactus 3-2-eat.I-ÍT’áá ’aaníigo chizh yigééł.
really firewood 3-pass-haul.PROGTsinaabąąs t’éiyá bee ch’aa nida’asdee’ ha’níigo dahane’.
wagon only 3-it travel pl-3-go.P 3-say-GO.NI pl-3-tell.PTł’éédą́ą́’ shį́į́ nida’a’nééhgóó nidadziskai.
last.night perhaps game-to pl-3-3-go.pl.PYiską́ągo Na’nízhoozhídi háadish ’adeeshį́į́ł ninízin?
tomorrow Gallup-at where-Q 2-eat.F 2-want.CI
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When you go to Gallup tomorrow where do you want to eat?
bookmark- yiską́ągo tomorrowfind in Navajo Adverb Lexicon
- háá-P.ENCLITIC wherefind in Navajo Questions Lexicon
- -sh enclitic for content questionsfind in Navajo Questions Lexicon
- -di atfind in Navajo Postposition Lexicon
- Future (F)
- yíshą́ eat itlook up conjugationhide conjugation ▾
- Continuative Imperfective (CI)
- nisin think, want




